An essay(with outline)on the novel by Caroline Knapp titled Drinking: A Love Story

The third chapter of the Alcoholics Anonymous book develops the idea of what alcoholism involves and how people with alcoholism differ from normal people. This chapter elaborates on the idea that there is no such thing as making a normal drinker out of an alcoholic, meaning an alcoholic will never be able to have a few drinks and then stop. It is also believed within the alcoholics’ anonymous community that at in the early stages of their drinking careers, they could have stopped drinking. The first step in recovery is to acknowledge that there is a problem, the book describes different ways a person can be an alcoholic. Not every alcoholic is going to drink a long time nor take large quantities, but the inability to stop makes the alcoholic. The chapter explains how an alcoholic is still unable to stop on the basis of self-knowledge and will power. In order to protect against taking that first drink again, there must be a higher power. Chapter three outlines that there is more than one option of what

tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.” Attending the

Drinking, A Love Story, Written by Caroline Knapp: Is an insider’s story about fighting the battle of alcoholism and addiction, victoriously winning sobriety. Caroline Knapp fought her addiction for 20 years before becoming sober. “The Drink” as she called it, was her true love. The most beloved form being a good crisp dry white wine, but any form would do. She fell in love with alcohol at a young age and loved everything about it. The smell, the sound of a cork being pulled from a bottle, the cold liquid anesthesia running down the back of her throat after a long day at the office, the routine of drinking, but most of all she loved the way alcohol made her feel.

Primarily, Sanders obtains the trust of the audience by establishing a common struggle. The intended audience of Sanders’ essay includes the sons or daughters of alcoholic parents. By sharing his personal testimony, Sanders reveals to the audience to have experienced the same

Alcoholism does not only affect a person’s physical, mental, and emotional state, but it also changes the lives of people close to the drinker forever. It ruins relationships and trust that took years to build up, and may never be able to be restored. In Jeannette Walls’s memoir, The Glass Castle, she tells the story of her childhood in which her father was an alcoholic. Jeannette’s father, Rex Walls, was brilliant and charismatic when he was sober, but when he drank, he was destructive and dishonest.

Alcoholism is a disease that not only affects the user’s behavior, but strains financial standing and social interaction (“Alcohol Problems vs. Alcohol Dependency”). Jeanette’s father in The Glass Castle, an undiagnosed alcoholic, would be the poster child for alcoholism in America with his many blatantly obvious symptoms. His relationships with the people around him, his finances, and his control over his actions and emotions deteriorate as the memoir develops. With this, Walls paints a very accurate account of alcoholism and its effect in America.

After a reckless night and waking up in an unknown apartment, she finally came face to face with her problem that's been flourishing and spiraling out of control for years. Having a roommate who didn't understand her concerns of “what could have happened” she reaches out to an addiction counselor.“ On one of the alcohol- screening web sites…I find the emails of an addiction counselor and decide to write to him. I don't want his advice per se… I just want him to classify me (321)” After reaching out for help she came into a conclusion about her problem, but this wasn't going to stop her from drinking until she befriends a special person. In the mist of it all, she decides to stop drinking and states “I decided to quit drinking for good before the hangover hits…I know that as long as I keep drinking, I will drive back everyone who is good- natured. Only people who are drunk and damaged as I am will stay (330)”. Some don't quite, but some do. It's a real struggle, but sometime you have to overcome the biggest addictions you

The book, Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp, depicts a hardworking, strong, but interestingly weak Caroline. Caroline through her memoir shares her life story and her life relevance with alcohol. She writes her life as a functional alcoholic. She compares her addiction to alcohol to love. Throughout her memoir Caroline also described her journey through her excessive and misuse of alcohol. She describes the hardships that this has caused and how it has affected her, and her relationships. Her life revolved around it, and she was consumed by it. Alcohol ruled her life in many aspects for many years.

After assessing the presented problem, she mentioned that she uses drinking to escape from escaping from her problem. She is very accepting about her problem, but stated that she is having a hard time remaining sober due to the environment and friends she has. When she arrived to the clinic she was dressed very sloppy with an unpleasant order. She appeared to be under the influence of alcohol at this present time. Miss. Braxton sat slouched down in her seat and her speech was very sluggish. Although it was very hard for her to function, she answered each question towards the best

to cover up the fact that she knew she had an alcoholic, as she would

What is alcohol? Is it just a drink? Is it the reason teenagers party? Does it bring a fulfillment into the body? Or is exactly a drink of a lifetime? From stories, movies, and novels, like F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, alcohol portrays its own underlying character in today 's world. Realizing it or not, alcohol fills up the society and individuals are drowning in a seven letter - word - riptide. The understanding of alcoholism changes from day to day, subscribing to the idea that alcohol stays the constant variable in the picture as a whole. The symptoms, effects, developments, and causes may vary from individual to another, but the alcohol itself continues to lead the structure of a chronic alcoholic. While the symptoms of alcoholism may seem to disappear and one may no longer depend or abuse alcohol, an alcoholic will always be an alcoholic.

Even though she gathers with her sister and other relative’s Pam can’t control her anger from drinking. The depression leads her to drink for 24 hours every day. Since 18 years ago Adelid’s sister drinks until she feels depressed from the arguments of her parents. Although, she discontinued from having liquor every single moment of her life. Shantel talks about Pam that she drinks since the morning until the time she fell asleep. Her brother considers her not getting used to drinking 2 pinls of vodka daily. When Adelid’s sister refuses not to take liquor, she is not a normal person and gets a nasty attitude towards her relatives family member. Everyone wants to continue assisting her, but she refuses to decide on considerating herself and her emotionals. The family was preventing her to not drive, since the day it was getting worse. Pam sister was diagnosed with liver hepatitis since three years go until the day she died from the disease. Pam’s family is worried that her alcohol addiction gets worse, so they consider gathering together to have a conversation. However, the family wanted to grab Pam’s key and not suggest her leaving the house, but it aggravated her

Combining this research, with the brief information about Trudy’s attendance at a residential school allows us to infer to her alcoholism is a coping mechanism which enables her to live with the traumatic childhood memories from her residential schooling.

Her mother would come home late from the bars, spending more time with her co-workers than with her family. Her mother excessively drank. She tried to hide it, but Annie has seen it her whole life. The book Fundamentals of Abnormal psychology says, “Researchers have, in fact, learned that problem drinking is more common among teenagers whose parents and peers drink, as well as among teenagers whose family environments are stressful and unsupportive” (Comer, 2016). Annie was completely alone. She has no father, no available mother, no siblings to confide in. She lacked the social skills to reach out to peers that had a positive influence on her life. Now that her troublesome environment and behavior is being addressed, she will be guided, through treatment, into living a healthy lifestyle and her lack of family support will be attended

My mum’s the mayor, she may be all sweet and loving in the public, but as soon as she enters the house, a bottle of the closest alcoholic substance in the house is in her hands. She’s an alcoholic, not an abusive drunk, just reckless.